Italian tomatoes to conquer Australia, which does not confirm anti-dumping measures

In spite of the Australian player's declining performance, the Commissioner was not convinced that the imports found to be dumped had caused material injury to the country's industry (a prerequisite for imposing anti-dumping measures on Italian competitors). Furthermore - although it was established that all Italian exporters had received subsidies - the margins for all companies examined were deemed 'negligible'.

Having reached this point,the investigation will continue to its conclusion: the companies involved are invited to respond by early December, then the Anti-Dumping Commission will send its final recommendations to the Minister for Industry and Innovation by 28 January 2026.

The Italian-Australian 'querelle' on tomatoes is not a story of today. The Canberra Authority is scrupulously monitoring its supply chain and there is no shortage of disputes: in the crosshairs, in particular, the European subsidies reserved for our supply chains.

In 2017, Australia revoked (in one case) and significantly reduced (in a second case) anti-dumping measures on red canned tomatoes - initiated at the instance of an Australian company owned by Coca Cola - recognising that the aid reserved by European agricultural policy for Italian processing tomatoes was not market distorting.

With respect to the ongoing investigation, Robert Iervasi, ad Spc Global, said he was 'respectful, but disappointed with the initial findings'. "We will review the Statement of Material Facts in detail," he added, "and will continue to cooperate constructively with the Commission during the remaining stages of the investigation.